From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 26 18:25:58 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA15262 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 18:25:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from iserve.bigweb.com (root@bigweb.com [205.184.239.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA15252 for ; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 18:25:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from sim.ppp.oakland.edu (an9ro.tir.com [205.138.42.11]) by iserve.bigweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id CAA07182 for ; Sat, 27 Jan 1996 02:23:35 GMT Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 02:23:35 GMT Message-Id: <199601270223.CAA07182@iserve.bigweb.com> X-Sender: sim@bigweb.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: Michael Simon Subject: New FreeBSD SysAdmin Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hello all... I'm a new addition to this list and also a first time sysadmin for my high school's TCP/IP network. I have very little experience being a sysadmin (seeing as I am only 15 -- although I have much experience in other areas of the internet and around 2 years experience in UNIX) type OS's). I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good books for sysadminning FreeBSD -- I know they are a few on the freebsd.org page, but I'd like some reccommendations. Also - Should FreeBSD be able to run BSDI 4.x binaries? Do I have to do anything else? Thanks for your help and I hope to be able to contribute questions and answers often. -Mike Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Simon Event Horizon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Unix System Administration Handbook, Evi Nemeth has this to say about daemons: "Many people equate the word ``daemon'' with the word ``demon,'' implying some kind of Satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. ``Daemon'' is actually a much older form of ``demon''; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a ``personal daemon'' was similar to the modern concept of a ``guardian angel'' --- ``eudaemonia'' is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons." (p403) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------